SEMA In Vegas

SEMA, one of the biggest conventions in Vegas, second only to CES and has to do with automobiles - some of them aren't big enough. Then there was the mirrored truck with beer taps on the side - beer taps?

Tejano Music Convention At Bally's

Rising Tejano star Natajja being outfitted by my friend Leroy, who designed her dress

Tejano (Tex-Mex) music is like country Latin - pulsating rhythms with a hint of polka - everyone can dance to that. A lot of fun and beer at Bally's over the weekend.

Punk Rock Bowling In Vegas

The Real McKenzies from Vancouver

What better party than a band by the pool and Blue Ribbon beer? Maybe they should just fill the pool with beer. The band kicked off with a number called "Bastards" - all my friends are bastards, each and every one - my kind of song.

Punk Rock Bowling Pool Party

Didn't see the bowling part, but the punk rockers took over the Gold Spike. One thing Vegas does well is a wild, drunken party, day and night.

Rockabilly Weekend At Orleans

Rockabilly - Rosie the Riveter, mohawks, tattoos, but the music blaring everywhere was great.

Rockabilly Weekend Car Show

No car younger than 1963 - what is it about automobiles that attracts half-naked women?

The Vegas ACM Experience

The Academy Of  Country Music Experience - after consuming all that lard, you go bull riding. It won't help - the bull does all the work.

The ACM Experience Expo

The Academy Of Country Music association is having their awards in Vegas this weekend and cowboys were selling stuff at the Mandalay Bay - milk can bar stools, lamps made out of guns and antlers and a mechanical calf.

Gene Simmons and Paul Taylor

Gene Simmons and wife

Paul Taylor and Tommy Thayer

I was standing off to the side, minding my own business, when suddenly Gene Simmons and Paul Taylor descended on top of me - they were the only ones at the opening of their mini golf/wedding chapel without Kiss make up.

Kiss Frenzy In Vegas

The first couple to be married at Kiss

Can't say I understand this cult-like adoration of the rock group Kiss - they even have a Mini Kiss. Everyone came out in their Kiss finery to celebrate the opening of the Kiss wedding chapel and mini golf course.

As seen in Weekly Seven

Divas' Day Out With The Stars

Max Chmerkovskiy of Dancing With The Stars

Little Donny Osmond

Divas decked out

Divas come in every age, color and degrees of fame - and they flocked to the Southpoint Casino in droves to celebrate being fabulous.

Divas Day Out

Frank Marino of Divas Las Vegas

Thunder Down Under

A diva with perfect eyelashes

Divas Day Out was a convention for divas - next year, I'm getting a booth.

Gun Show In Vegas

 

Everyone is prepared and the deer better watch out.

At The Gun Show In Vegas

So I went shopping at the gun show and got some pepper spray

People At The CES

CES - the biggest Consumer Electronics Show in the world - impossible to see everything.

My Favorite Products At CES

Flying camera

Ipad guitar

The Consumer Electronics Show is a gadget lovers paradise. Loved the flying camera -  it has four propellers and can hover perfectly still. I could use my own personal drone. Now if everyone had a solid silver car, wouldn't driving be hazardous?

Stunt Riders At Vegas Bikefest 2011

The action was so fast and furious I'm surprised I caught anything at all.